The city of Gobles filed a blight complaint against property owner Jan
Wescott and was set to have a hearing in court on Monday, but a deal to have
the site cleaned up within six months was reached between the two sides about 90 minutes before the hearing, Mayor Carol Johnson said.

Jan's Trailside Café, Jan's Oasis and C.C.C. Bait &
Tackle were located in buildings that had stood in the 200 block of South State
Street for more than 100 years before being destroyed by a fire on April 6.

The cleanup had been put on hold while Wescott negotiated a settlement
with her insurance company, which she has reached, Johnson said. Cost estimates for
the cleanup have ranged from around $90,000 to $120,000, attorney Kelly Page
said.

Johnson said part of the agreement requires Wescott to keep
the fence up around the site.

The mayor said she's happy to have some positive
news about the cleanup.

"It feels wonderful to know there's some movement after so
many months," Johnson said. "There's some light at the end of the tunnel."

Johnson said attorney Gary Stewart would probably go over
all the details of the agreement at the Gobles City Commission meeting on Tuesday,
Jan. 15.